Election & Politics Law, Bankruptcy

Bill on Bankruptcy: Trustees Sleep Easy after High Court Ruling [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/15/2013

May 15 (Bloomberg Law) -- Trustees of all types are sleeping easier, knowing that their liabilities for theft by a co-trustee is a debt that can be wiped out in bankruptcy as a result of a unanimous Supreme Court decision...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/7/2013

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Although Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is out of bankruptcy a year, the case continues to make law. As Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist Bill Rochelle discuss on their...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 4/17/2013

April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Why and when U.S.-managed hedge funds can go bankrupt in the Caribbean, not in the U.S., is the first item discussed on the new bankruptcy video with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg...more

Buchheit: Cyprus Could Need a Second Bailout [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/28/2013

Mar. 28 (Bloomberg Law) -- The sovereign debt crisis in Cyprus marks the fifth European nation to need a bailout in recent memory, but this crisis is unique because European Union regulators are taking the unprecedented step...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 3/20/2013

March 20 (Bloomberg Law) -- Although Eastman Kodak Co. stock shot up like a rocket in a week's time, investors might not have the same profitable outcome like owners of American Airlines shares, as Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia...more

Senator Coons to Lead Subcommittee on Bankruptcy: Legislative Implications

by Mette Kurth on 3/19/2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee in February approved Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons to head the Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts for the 113th Congress. This gives Coons oversight of the nation’s bankruptcy...more

Weekly Brief: Courthouse Violence on the Rise [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/14/2013

Feb. 14 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia runs through the legal news for the week. A recent shooting at a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware highlights a disturbing rise in violence in and around courts. Mary...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/13/2013

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Judges rarely reverse themselves. When U.S. District Jed Rakoff recanted a ruling he made previously in the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc., the reversal was important...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware to Continue Dominating Bankruptcy [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 2/6/2013

Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The dominance of Delaware and New York bankruptcy courts is secure for another two years, for reasons Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia and Bloomberg News bankruptcy columnist Bill Rochelle explain on their...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 1/9/2013

Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Law firm Kaye Scholer LLP and financial advisor Capstone Advisory Group LLC are in the sights of a U.S. Trustee aiming to claw back $12 million for an undisclosed agreement to share fees awarded in...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 12/19/2012

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Surprises about the financial condition of MF Global Holdings Ltd. and AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines Inc., make up the first topic for discussion in the newest video by Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

by William W. Kannel, Adrienne Walker | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 12/15/2012

Detroit’s increasingly distressed financial condition has created a dynamic and rapidly evolving situation where the potential of a Chapter 9 filing appears to be the subject of renewed discussion and legislative attention. ...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Patriot Coal Case Kicked From Manhattan To St. Louis [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/29/2012

Nov. 29 (Bloomberg Law) -- The decision sending the Patriot Coal Corp. reorganization to St. Louis will focus debate on the near impossibility of convincing a judge in New York or Delaware to send a bankruptcy somewhere else,...more

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 11/26/2012

Nov. 26 (Bloomberg Law) -- Bill Lawlor, an M&A partner at Dechert LLP, tells Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia that the years-long drought in mergers and acquisitions activity may finally be drawing to a close. His office is seeing...more

Bankruptcy and the Next 4 Years

by John Skiba on 11/7/2012

Votes have been cast. Election is done. Now what? Much was made by many commentators that after all the money, the ads, and the speeches the country is essentially where it left before the election. So the question that...more

Part 7: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

by Pew Law Center on 10/31/2012

Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review Part 7: Bankruptcy Relief to Help Seniors Keep Their Homes During his Powder Springs, Georgia, speech on July 8, 2008, candidate Obama...more

Part 6: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

by Pew Law Center on 10/29/2012

Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review Part 6: Bankruptcy Relief Extended for Some Military Families In a July 8, 2008, speech to a Powder Springs, Georgia, audience, Democrat...more

Part 5: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

by Pew Law Center on 10/25/2012

Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review Part 5: No Bankruptcy Reform for Medically Distressed Debtors When an individual debtor files for protection from creditors under the...more

Bill on Bankruptcy: Solyndra, Lehman, MF Global, ATP Oil, LSP Energy, Want Ads [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/24/2012

Oct. 24 (Bloomberg Law) -- The controversial approval of the Chapter 11 plan for solar-panel maker Solyndra LLC is the first topic on this week's Bloomberg bankruptcy video. For the second item, Bloomberg Law's Lee...more

Part 4: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

by Pew Law Center on 10/18/2012

Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review Part 4: No Increased Claim Limits on Unpaid Wages & Benefits in Business Bankruptcy As we discussed in Part 3, there were two essential...more

Part 3: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

by Pew Law Center on 10/12/2012

Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review Part 3: No New Bankruptcy Protections for Workers and Retirees While on the campaign trail, presidential candidate Barack Obama promised...more

Part 2: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

by Pew Law Center on 10/3/2012

While campaigning, Obama promised to make credit card reforms to provide greater consumer protections for Americans, and he came through on this promise. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act – the...more

Proposed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Reform Fails the American Dream

by Pew Law Center on 9/26/2012

Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review: Proposed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Reform Fails the American Dream When a consumer debtor seeks bankruptcy protection and debt relief through...more

Law Prof: Why Discharging Student Debt in Bankruptcy is Good for Lenders [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 8/23/2012

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg Law) -- If law school graduates were able to discharge in bankruptcy court their student loans from private lenders -- something Congress has prohibited since 2005 -- it might be good for the lenders and...more

Congressman: Fix The Student Debt Crisis With Bankruptcy Reform [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 7/25/2012

July 25 (Bloomberg Law) -- While economic indicators continue to worsen, US bankruptcy law still prohibits individuals from getting rid of their student debt except in the rarest of circumstances. U.S.Representative Steve...more

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Bill on Bankruptcy: Trustees Sleep Easy after High Court Ruling [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans [Video]

Buchheit: Cyprus Could Need a Second Bailout [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

Senator Coons to Lead Subcommittee on Bankruptcy: Legislative Implications

Weekly Brief: Courthouse Violence on the Rise [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware to Continue Dominating Bankruptcy [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors [Video]

Detroit's "Fiscal Cliff" and Michigan's Response

Bill on Bankruptcy: Patriot Coal Case Kicked From Manhattan To St. Louis [Video]

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

Bankruptcy and the Next 4 Years

Part 7: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

Part 6: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

Part 5: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

Bill on Bankruptcy: Solyndra, Lehman, MF Global, ATP Oil, LSP Energy, Want Ads [Video]

Part 4: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

Part 3: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

Part 2: Marginal Successes, Revised Expectations, Broken Promises – A Presidency in Review

Proposed Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Reform Fails the American Dream

Law Prof: Why Discharging Student Debt in Bankruptcy is Good for Lenders [Video]

Congressman: Fix The Student Debt Crisis With Bankruptcy Reform [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Trustees Sleep Easy after High Court Ruling [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Lehman Test Case on Judicial Nullification [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Easterbrook Turns the Tide on Student Loans [Video]

Buchheit: Cyprus Could Need a Second Bailout [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Why is Kodak's Stock Soaring? [Video]

Weekly Brief: Courthouse Violence on the Rise [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Rakoff Reverses Himself in Madoff Case [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Delaware to Continue Dominating Bankruptcy [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Fee Agreement Puts Law Firm In Trustee's Sights [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Big Surprises For AMR, MF Global Creditors [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Patriot Coal Case Kicked From Manhattan To St. Louis [Video]

Lawyer: M&A Practice Is Booming & Likely to Continue [Video]

Bill on Bankruptcy: Solyndra, Lehman, MF Global, ATP Oil, LSP Energy, Want Ads [Video]

Law Prof: Why Discharging Student Debt in Bankruptcy is Good for Lenders [Video]

Congressman: Fix The Student Debt Crisis With Bankruptcy Reform [Video]

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